Barcelona: BBC Plans iTunes Competitor for Multiple Platform Distribution
By Rob Scott
March 16, 2012
March 16, 2012
- The BBC is reportedly planning a download-to-own service it hopes will compete with iTunes.
- “But the producers, through their umbrella organisation pact, have so far declined to give their outright blessing, citing uncertainty over revenue share, exclusivity and the potential for cannibalising DVD sales,” reports paidContent. “They have asked for more detailed assurances.”
- Project Barcelona plans to make more BBC content available on multiple platforms while promising producers a greater share per episode than the iTunes model.
- Some independent producers reportedly do not want to provide exclusive rights to Barcelona. If the BBC eventually earns suppliers’ support, it will still require approval from the regulating BBC Trust.
- “If approved, Barcelona could lay groundwork for a pay-for BBC in a post-analogue, post-linear world,” suggest the article. “But, so far, it concerns only the download-to-own market — a model that may yet diminish as streaming alternatives, which provide cloud-based access but not ownership, grow in popularity.”
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